How can Jesus (PBUH) "die for our sins"?

Question

If Jesus was the son of God, and he died for our sins, doesn't it mean that we're not responsible for our own actions? Doesn't it mean that we can sin as much as we want and not get into trouble for it?
If Jesus died for our sins, then why did God put us on this Earth, considering that nothing we do is taken into account. What was the point of creating heaven and hell if it doesn't matter what we do?

God is Love--> wouldn't that be blind faith? How can one believe something if it doesn't make sense and makes God seem wrong? Surely one can't be expected to ignore all flaws and still believe it.

Answer 1

Paul made this nonsense up. Jesus never taught this.

Love and blessings Don

Answer 2

The flaw is in your understanding of God and how He works.

Tell me, if you have a son (let's suppose, if you don't have one) and he does something terribly wrong, may be kills someone. Who is responsible? If he is a minor may be he is not but ultimately YOU are responsible for his actions because it is YOU who brought him into this world. YOU should undo the wrong that was done by your son.

In the same way Jesus is the One who created us. So when we sin, ultimately the responsibility falls on Him and He should be punished. Now, that does not mean we can do whatever we want to do. That is why those who accept Jesus tell God, in effect, that they want to be obedient to God just as Jesus was. Our acceptance of Jesus is reflected in our lives which is taken into account. Or else anybody can say I accept Jesus but continue to live a sinful life. That does not mean anything and such a person cannot be saved.

Answer 3

As a christian one is responsible for one's actions. Its just one won't be judged for sins in the absolute justice sense. We will be rewarded in so far as we have persevered in God's purpose and plan for our lives, and into good God-like character. All our sins are placed on Jesus, and so God can say the sin has been paid for, as Jesus has paid the price.

From the christian view, no human can pay for their own sins, as they are too black and wicked in God's eyes. Forgiveness is freely available to those who put faith in Jesus as Saviour.

If you believe you get "born again", which means the internal spirit part of you is recreated. So after that there always a link with God. We have to develop in faith though to become virtuous in behaviour, for which we will receive a reward. people who remain in serious sin may be stuck with some hangup issue, which needs to be sorted out. And really serious sin would make one doubt that they really did believe. A supernatural change happens when a person believes. We also receive the Holy Spirit to help us be the person intends us to be.

Answer 4

"What was the point of creating heaven and hell if it doesn't matter what we do?"

It DOES matter what we do. Every human being is a sinner. But Jesus Christ died so that those who chose to believe in Him would have their sins atoned for. You can ignore His sacrifice -- that is your choice, and your responsibility; or you can embrace Him, sincerely try to live according to His guidelines, etc. If you do the former, you will not reach the Kingdom; if you do the latter, you will -- despite the fact that you most certainly will fail -- reach Heaven. So long as you sincerely attempt to follow Him, and seek forgiveness when you err, His death absolves your sins; if you do not, however, you will be judged accordingly.

It’s all very simple.

Answer 5

It means we are still responsible for our actions in life. What Jesus did that we could not is to sacrifice something equal to what Adam lost...his perfect human life. Romans 5:12, 17 shows that death happened because sin came into the world from Adam, and death through all his descendants. Jesus changed this with his sacrifice of his perfect human body. All those animal sacrifices under the Mosaic Law were shadows of what Jesus would do. Jesus fulfilled that Law. (Matt. 5:17; Heb. 9:11-14, 22; Eph. 1:7)

Answer 6

Zaru, where are getting your information from?

Of course it matters "what we do!"

God put us on this earth for "His" Glory not for our own. He made the Heavens and the Earth also for "HIS" Glory - Everything created is for the Glory of God.

God did send His Only Begotten Son to be the sacrifice for our sins. Jesus never sinned against God, but took on the sins of the world in order to reconcile us back to God.

God clearly says; "Look at my Servant, whom I have chosen. He is my Beloved, and I am very pleased with him. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations." (Mt 12:18)

God was pleased with His Son, because He "Obeyed" Him. Man has been in rebellion with God since Adam and Eve disobeyed His direct command not to eat of the Tree of Knowledge or Good and Evil. (Ge 2:17 )

No, it doesn't mean that we can sin as much as we want and not be held accountable for it!

Although Salvation is offered to us by Jesus' unselfish act of obedience - it's still up to us to choose to follow Christ or to follow Satan.

I hope this helps you see things more clear.

God Bless You

.......Edit:
God has no flaws, it is your human thinking that causes you to even utter such a sinful statement.

Please read a Bible and discover who God is and what He really says.

Answer 7

We are responsible for our acts. He died for our sins but still we pay for what we do wrong to the world. He forgive is for everything if we repent and erase it from his memory but the world still will remember it if you affect it. As an example, if you take a bomb and put it in a place and thousand of people die and then you repent and ask God for forgiveness he will forgive you but still you need to pay for the genocide. One thing is how God work and how people react. Nobody can repent and ask for forgiveness and expect that everything would be peaches and cream. Acts have consequences. the difference? Peace of mind and heart. You go thu that hard time but God is with you all the time and will help you until the end of it. Hope it helps...

Answer 8

In order fully to answer this question, friend, you must understand the basic doctrine of God in Christianity. Christians believe that God is three Persons in one God. A little complicated, but not too hard. God the Father had Jesus Christ the Son through the Virgin Mary. The Koran references Christ's birth by Mary. Christians believe that God is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. All are equally God. All are eternal. The Bible says that "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God . . . And the Word became flesh, and made his dwelling (literally, tent) among us. And we all saw His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." (John 1) In the Bible, it is taught that Christ, the Word, came and lived on earth. While He was here, He taught men how God wants us to live and love one another. Then He was brutally murdered by those who hated Him, and He willingly died. "The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again," Jesus said. Jesus--God--died for our sins so that we would not have to. These include the sins of Christians, Jews, Muslims, and all people. Thus according to Christian doctrine, it is correct to say that God died. He died, and He rose again. Islam teaches that Christ was a great prophet, but that He did not die on the cross. The Bible assures us that He did die, "The just for the unjust, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus." (I Peter 3:18) It is true that God is eternal. Jesus is God in human flesh, and like any human, He died when He was crucified. But unlike any other human, He rose again to life to prove His power over sin and death. He will soon come again. Again, on this point, Christianity and Islam agree, although the two faiths split radically about what He will do then. As to why Christians go down on Islam, they need to read the Koran. I did. Read both books, friend. You will see that the answer is not as absurd as it seems on the surface. In fact, when you realize that Jesus died especially for you, it becomes clear that He loves you more than you can imagine.

Answer 9

When Jesus forgave the woman brought before Him for committing adultery, He told her that He did not condemn her AND that she should "go, and sin no more." From that, I'm not able to see where it implies we can sin as much as we want to when we want.
God placed us on the planet in a perfect state of being. Adam and Eve allowed themselves to be deceived and fell into sin, disobeying God's command. From the beginning of time man has been accountable for his actions. We are told to choose between life and death, blessing and cursing. Christ's sacrifice on the cross covers only the sins that we have confessed to Him and repented of, changed our ways. Without repentance there is no forgiveness.

Answer 10

Ok, let's take your questions in order

First of all, there is this:

If Jesus was the son of God, and he died for our sins, doesn't it mean that we're not responsible for our own actions?

Hebrews 9:21-23 (New International Version)
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21In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies. 22In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

23It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

2. Then you say:

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Doesn't it mean that we can sin as much as we want and not get into trouble for it?


Not Scriptural. See here:

Romans 6:1-3 (New International Version)
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Romans 6
Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ
1What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? 3Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?

Then you ask:

"If Jesus died for our sins, then why did God put us on this Earth, considering that nothing we do is taken into account. What was the point of creating heaven and hell if it doesn't matter what we do?

It DOES matter, as we see here:

Romans 14:11-12 (New International Version)
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11It is written:
" 'As surely as I live,' says the Lord,
'every knee will bow before me;
every tongue will confess to God.' "[a] 12So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

Then you say:

"What was the point of creating heaven and hell if it doesn't matter what we do?"

God says:

John 3:17 (New International Version)
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17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

It does matter.

Do we choose to follow Jesus or not?








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Answer 11

because Heb 9:22
In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
the other part
Rom 3:21-31
But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement,[a] through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith. For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.Is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
1 John 3:4-5
Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness. But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin.